Highlights of 4th year so far

MSSM AGM 2011

The 4th and last Detention party (it's an annual event)
The Manchester Malaysian Netballers 2011/2012
Dublin Games
and we won our FIRST GOLD MEDALS!
The four awesomeness
Just a happy face! =D

*LOVES*

Week 10

Dear Blog,

I'm sorry I have been neglecting you.

truth is, i have been really busy as usual, juggling both coursework and studies. and of course, social life. and i am getting pretty good at this.

well my previous post seemed a bit depressing.

i was not used to having to deal with 2000-word essays. mind u, i have 3 of them due in next week.

i think I have been managing my time quite well, i refuse to make my life all about studies and coursework. i always love a simple balance between real life and work. and so i did.

2 weeks ago, was at Nottingham Games for netball tournament. if i'm not mistaken, there were about 30 teams, and we came to a third place. not bad huh? considering this is the 2nd year we got medal in Nottingham Games. we lost to the former champion in semi-final. definitely heart breaking, as we came 2nd last year. fought til the end for a 3rd place and we got it.

i became even closer with my netball girls. think it will be worse than break up when i have to leave the team by end of the uni year. =(

MSSM AGM was less than 2 weeks ago, and so it marked my official retirement from MSSM. I stepped down as the official advisor of the society. it was a joy working with the outgoing committee as they actually exceeded my expectations. the new committee seems to be promising and i hope they will improve the society besides continuing the legacy that we have passed down from year to year.

it has been a wonderful journey and now the first term of final year is almost coming to an end. my biggest fear right now is not doing well for my first term exams. i am going to Malaysia regardless, coz I need a break and obviously i need to see my dear niece who's almost 7 months old now.

job application is not going so well. i only got a community pharmacy pre-reg placement, but i'm not too keen on it sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo... it is very likely that i will be going back to Malaysia for good. i think 5 years in UK is enough. it's time to go back and serve the country and hopefully start a great working life there. moving back to my home country sounds like a bliss, but... i'm thinking how the hell am i suppose to pack all the shit that I've accumulated for the 5 years? owh eff.

*LOVES*

And so I hardly have time for myself

I really thought third year was busiest year we'd ever have.

owh no. i was wrong.

Fourth year is the SHIT.

the shit. i swear.

I'm in uni every weekday. 9 to 5 is pretty normal nowadays.

I'm always high on adrenaline due to my busy schedule that's why sometimes I don't stop working til when it's my time to go to sleep. thankfully, I'm not insomniac.

I have 6 modules in total this semester. on top of that, I have a whole year project going on, and also presentations and coursework due.

I am trying to keep myself up-to-date with all the lectures, so I revise on daily basis.

and when you think weekend is for me to get a good rest, oh no no. u got that wrong.

weekend is netball time. we have 4 hours of training every weekend. but when it comes to netball, i don't really complain coz i enjoy every minute of it.

newsflash, my team won our first gold medal at Dublin Games! that was my first gold medal after playing on the same team for the past four years. Alhamdulillah.

on a lighter note, last weekend was a short getaway. We went to Dublin and I instantly fell in love with the city. Irish people are amazingly nice and GOOD-LOOKING TOO. Had a great bonding time with my teammates, and I just realised how close we've become. I think since we had new players coming in last year, the team became more lively and close. good times!

so we conquered Dublin. our biggest game of the year, Nottingham Games is in 2 weeks time. I'm sooooo excited for this! since we enjoyed our bonding time so much, we decided to drive down to Nottingham and stay for a night there. hope Nott Games will be another success. Amin.

owh I kinda got a job offer here. when I said "kinda", it means i got the job provided that I get my visa sorted first. well, UK government's being a pain in the ass with the new policy. so will see how it goes.

*LOVES*

Manchester and 4th year

been wanting to update my blog long before i board the plane back to manchester but unfortunately been quite busy until now.

so I arrived in Manchester on the 14th.

unpacked my boxes and luggages the day after.

had a small bbq with the MSSM committee on 16th.

went down to London for Nadia's birthday on the 17th and stayed there til 20th morning.

London was good. I loved the weather. then came back to gloomy Manchester.

Fourth year just started 4 days ago.

and i am so looking forward to the pile of work that I will have to do all year round.

owh.. i'm staying with Kaizan and Francesca in a private student accommodation. our apartment is pretty cosy and my room is as big as my room in Malaysia. or maybe bigger. pretty cool. been buying some stuff to decorate my room so that it's not too empty.

I miss my family, friends and cats and I probably had the worst homesick recently (coz I never had homesick). I have to blame this on my niece coz i miss her the most. argh.

life in Manchester ain't too bad. but i can't help feeling a bit empty without Nadia around. i went to London and for the first time in 2 years I didn't stay at Aina's. my God. i swear it's such a big adjustment for me. but i think i'm adjusting well. I haven't shed a tear yet (I tried) so I think I'm OK.

i'm also scared for fourth year. I have a project which consists of researching etc and it's a whole year thing. I want to get first class for my MPharm degree but it means giving up my social life. gah.

Applying for work is a bitch too coz i'm a friggin international student and you British peeps don't wanna hire ME!

I JUST REALISED THIS IS A DEPRESSING POST. LOL.

Sorry guys!

Clock is ticking

Time can really take you by surprise.
I just realised that I have about 3 weeks more until I go back to good ol Manchy. and i think 3 months in Malaysia has made me miss Manchester, like a lot.

In my previous posts, I was probably dreading the fact that going back to the UK this time will be different. I don't know whether it is going to be worse or better. but i'm optimistic that my final year in uni will end with fireworks. it will. i will make it happen. well.. ok not the fireworks.
but i will make sure that i enjoy my final year.

afterall, i'm still not sure whether i will be staying UK for pre-registration year or not. so it could be my final year in the UK as well. which got me thinking on how to get rid of my ridiculously large amount of clothing.

owh well. three weeks. i shall spend it wisely. i know staying at home seems unproductive, but i really do love staying at home. i enjoy taking care of my niece and annoy my family members with my never-ending rambles. so yes, next week will be raya. i can't believe puasa is ending so soon. but i can't wait to get fat during raya.
wheehoooooo.

it's been an awesome holiday at home. i'm blessed.

*loves*

Riots and break ups

Facebook is actually like watching daily news on TV3.

i get the latest news from there. don't have to go on TV3 or BBC no more.

latest currently is the crazy riots caused by chavs in UK. Chavs are also known as the British mat rempits, only that they don't ride motorbikes unlike the rempits here and they're like at the lowest level in the British social class. they're poor and mostly are unemployed (unlike rempits here there are a few quite well off).

well, I am quite confused how this has been going on, and it's spreading throughout UK like wild fire. you guys should go on BBC. some of the rioters were interviewed and omg. you can't believe how stupid they are. and coming from ppl from a developed country, really? some of them said they joined the riot to show off to the rich ppl that they can do anything they want. some wanna proof a point to the police. and some said they join for the sake of getting free stuff. omg. how stupid can these people be? makes me feel even prouder to be a Malaysian. i think even uneducated Malaysians are way more civilised.

anyways, enough about riots. another thing that i came across on my fb newsfeed is... a lesbian couple broke up and they really really have no shame in publicising their frustration with each other. and i was like WHATTTTT????? i swear my newsfeed was flooded by their nasty statuses and wall posts. please. this does not only go to a lesbian couple. to all the couples in the world. please, if you break up, there's no need to publicise EXCESSIVELY. we get your point. you broke up. you're devastated. publicise it once on fb and THAT'S IT. there's no point prolonging the publicity. in the end of the day, you're only gonna push your ex away and the probability for you to reconcile is 0.

HAIHHHH... anyways, it's puasa month. we should be doing good, rather than shit. i tell that a lot to myself. i'm not the best of the best Muslims, but there are times when I have to know when to draw a line. cross the line, a hell to pay.

It's August and this means Ramadhan!

HAPPY FASTING IN THE MONTH OF RAMADAN AL MUBARAK, MY FRIENDS!

July just ended, and now we're starting August! which means, i have about 6 weeks til I come back to good ol' Manchester. I still haven't bought my tickets though. the initial plan was to come back early and do a short trip to Turkey (visiting my ancestors, as they said), however, I checked the flight tickets went up to 200 pounds and so i think we will have to postpone it, won't we? so now I'm contemplating whether to go back on the 14th Sept or maybe later on say.. 20th? I will have to pick a date where I have my friends flying with me, or else I would die of boredom. I used to have Aina everytime I fly back or from UK. haih.. kena cari flying buddy baru laa cam ni.

last week was a great fun. my good friends, Syamsuddin a.k.a Sudu is back from Egypt and Nina is back from Indonesia. was great to finally see them.. after what? a year? damn. anyways, these ppl go way back when I was in SMSJ. whenever i come back to Malaysia, i always make it a point to spend as much time as i can with them. not only Nina and Sudu, the usual ppl are me, Maliq, Shera, Jaja, Azzy, Nina, Al and Batch. i've met up with all of them except Batch, whom I'm expecting to come from JB soon or I will very very upset if I don't get to see her before i fly back to UK.

owh what else is new? yes, my infamous partner-in-crime/ex-flatmate, Nadia Anwar Tan is back in Malaysia and I was touched that I was the first person she called up when she's back. that's coz she needed an instant bitching session. bless her. and yet, she had to ditch me on Sunday afternoon for her grandma. I shall have to forgive her for that.

apart from going out with friends and taking care of my niece, I have just started on reading Harry Potter series, and God knows how many times have I done this. revisiting Hogwarts, ppl. within 4 days, I finished the first 3 books. i love the feeling of getting sucked into the book.

that's it for now. I wish everyone a blessful Ramadan! a reminder to myself and my readers, pls avoid committing sins, and do more good in this month!